Section 26 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting "The" and substituting "(1) The" ;

(b) by inserting the following subsections:

(2)  However, it is not an offence under subsection (1) for the holder of an active non-sporting firearms licence to possess and use a firearm specified in the licence at an approved range if –

(a) the firearm is used only for orientation purposes; and

(b) the holder of the licence has the permission of the club or person in charge of the range; and

(c) the person has not used that firearm, for orientation purposes, at any range on more than 3 occasions in the 6-month period immediately preceding the day on which the person is attending the range.

(3)  In this section –

active non-sporting firearms licence means a firearms licence that –

(a) authorises its holder to use a firearm; and

(b) does not specify, as a purpose for which that firearm may be used, range shooting, sport shooting or target shooting;

orientation purposes , in relation to a firearm, means any or any combination of the following:

(a) sighting the firearm;

(b) testing the firearm or its components or ammunition;

(c) acquiring familiarity with the firearm;

(d) acquiring greater proficiency in the use of the firearm;

range includes shooting gallery.